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A debut short story collection investigating the strange and unexpected intersections of loneliness and connection.

The trouble starts when Apollo introduces Percy and his friend Grover the satyr to the Chryseae Celedones. Three golden women-living statues-appear in front of them, and sing one blissful chord.

In this e-book short story by Rick Riordan, Carter Kane is investigating rumored sightings of a monster on Long Island when he runs into something else: a mysterious boy named Percy Jackson.

How do you handle an encounter with Medusa on the New Jersey interstate? What's the best way to take down a minotaur?

Who cut off Medusa's head? Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus?

"A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again.

The loosely linked stories read, "almost like a novel", with characters whose lives are given form by the past but undergo change as the world reshapes beliefs and circumstances.

Following on the heels of her critically acclaimed first collection Hot Town and Other Stories, an examination of relationships within communities continues in this new collection of short fiction,

Longlisted for the National Book Award.

New York Times Bestseller "A knockout collection. ... Sharp-edged satire deceptively wrapped like a box of Neuhaus chocolates, Table for Two is a winner." - The New York Times.

Finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction. A groundbreaking debut collection portraying the lived experiences of Black Muslims grappling with faith, family, and freedom in America.

Includes a special introduction by USA Today bestselling author, Mia Sosa, author of The Worst Best Man and The Wedding Crasher! It's the end of the world as they know it—or so they think...

A Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker, NPR.

In Two-Man Tent, one of Canada's most celebrated writers, Robert Chafe, offers his long-awaited collection of short fiction.

An exhausted security guard dreams of home. A sculptor and a pothead have great sex - in the shadow of wax ex-lovers. A diversity workshop devolves into a familiar nightmare.